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July 11 2013

A photograph of a devotional blessing. A man in orange robes with a saffron turban, long dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bead malas and gold bangles stands at right, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a blue-and-white striped shirt with folded hands. A white-clad man stands behind them, and a red curtain backdrop is visible. The orange-robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Candidate matches Swamiji by saffron dress, turban, long hair and rudraksha malas, but the face is not used for identification.

2013-02-26 +1 copies

A photograph of a saffron-robed figure with a white forehead band and red tilak, wearing rudraksha malas on the chest and arms and a gold chain, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. The robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a red box with ritual items, a few standing people in white and orange garments, and a red curtain are visible. Appearance-based label: a person, performing a blessing (sarva-darshan style) for a devotee, with a suitably dressed group of attendants nearby. Visible people count is approximately six.

July 25 2013

A photo of a ritual blessing in a hall with red drapes. A bare-chested figure in a maroon and gold dhoti-style garment wears layered gold necklaces, a large gold pendant, and gold armlets, and holds a sheet of white paper while placing his right hand on the head of a man with short dark hair. The man wears a striped blue-and-white collared shirt and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other attendees in white and dark clothing stand behind a metal barrier.

May 03 2012

A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe stands with a red flower garland and gold-toned ornaments, a silver chain at his chest, and bangles on his wrists. He holds a sheet of paper in one hand while raising the other hand in a blessing gesture over the head of a devotee. The devotee on the left wears a light shirt and joins palms in reverence, and a man in white clothes stands with hands folded in the background. A red tilak mark and white forehead markings are visible. An orange cloth hangs at the top left.

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A photograph inside a bright hall with white floors and red curtains, showing a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold armlets. He places his hand on the head of a devotee in white shirt who bows with folded hands, while another devotee in white holds a rudraksha mala. Several other people in white stand behind, with a crowd and a screen in the background. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan in an ashram setting.

2013-10-29 +1 copies

A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace, a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on the forehead, and a gold ornament in his hair, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue striped shirt who stands with palms pressed together in prayer. He holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Beside them an elderly man in white with a white forehead mark also folds his hands, and other people in white and blue stand in the background of a plain room.

January 05 2013

A photograph of a ritual blessing in a tented outdoor setting. A man in orange saffron robes with multiple rows of gold-coloured beaded malas, a large gold pendant with a deity figure, gold bangles and a white forehead band with red bindi reads from a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands. A man in a grey shirt stands behind them, and other people are blurred in the background.